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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Fred Schepisi
Writer (WGA):
Jesse Wigutow (written by)
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Release Date:
25 April 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Some families can survive anything. Even each other.
Plot:
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Cameron Douglas - Welcome to Hollywood!!! more (42 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Few Good Years (USA) (working title)
Family Business (UK) (TV title)
Family Jewels (USA) (working title)
Smack in the Kisser (USA) (working title)
Smack in the Puss (USA) (original script title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual material and language.
Runtime:
USA:109 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Rory Culkin's brother Kieran Culkin starred in It Runs in the Family (1994), which completely unrelated to this film of the same title. more
Quotes:
Mitchell Gromberg: Alex, you're a much better father than I was.
Alex Gromberg: Thank you. But you didn't exactly set the bar all that high.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
You Don't Know the Half.com more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Cameron Douglas - Welcome to Hollywood!!!, 26 April 2003
6/10
Author: roverstrom-1 (roverstrom@cs.com) from Glastonbury, CT

I was not particularly anxious to see this film but it was a rainy Saturday (the day after it opened in my area) so I dragged my movie-hating husband to see It Runs In The Family not really knowing what to expect.

I had seen Michael Douglas on several tv talk shows and each time he mentioned his nervousness over his son's acting--well he didn't need to worry - Cameron carried the movie!!! He's cute as a button and has charm oozing out of his pores.

I must admit the movie was at times depressing (the treatment of the elderly uncle). I also had a difficult time viewing Kirk Douglas on the screen. The first Mrs, Kirk Douglas (Michael's real-life mother Diana) was a delight. The Culkin boy was wonderful also.

Michael Douglas was his usual terrific self. In recent pictures, he appeared to be ageing, but in this movie he looked quite youthful. He was supposed to be in his late 40's and definitely pulled it off.

I would not highly recommend this film--I was never bored but I was a little depressed.

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